My back hurts watching you handle that big pan! And now you know why looking for the easy surface deposits are the way to go, much less digging- more producing 😃 This coming season we’ll have to get together up there 🍻🐺
Oh The Humanity !!! Keep up the great work…Your richer than you think just by being out there and the anticipation of what’s at the bottom of the pan. Do NOT ever stop.I had to because of health issues.But the greatest memories i have are the anticipation of what was at the bottom of the pan. 👍👍👍
I greatly enjoyed watching you work. If I ran across you on a beach, I'd be right there helping you. I find this stuff super interesting. I was an art major and music minor in college but I grew up with rock hound parents. I still love rocks. In college I took a few geology classes and science classes and loved them. Not sure why I didn't change majors. Keep hunting and producing. Your video channel is very entertaining. Thank you.
@@jasonbrower5204 it's good to see others thinking about mining getting past prospecting try putting a 8x10 tarp down shovel 100+on it roll off rocks get to traying 😧
That's great you got the chance to do some UP beach mining! How cool! Great haul my friend. I'm flying to Oshkosh WI this Wednesday to look at some equipment for work.... not too far from lake Michigan (I'm from WA state). Part of me wants to bring a pan and snuffer bottle and head to the beach. May or may not happen. Thanks for taking us along!
Wow, you drive further than I do. It is worth it to me. It is my happy place.I only made it up once this year to pan. You did very well. Figures are crossed that sluicing is opened back up next year. Another great video and thanks for showing me 👍. That huge panning tub was insane and made my ache wstching. Keep getting out there.
Fun video to watch! Nice job on the gold recovery. I use the Banjo Pan when mining for gold on Lake Michigan beaches. It works great! You can process a lot of beach sand quickly.
Great and funny video!! 6 and half hours of driving?!?! 🤔😉My family and i drove 15 hours straight to meet Jason Moose and the big Rig 5 years ago when he had just over 500 subs👍Newberry was our meeting spot and left from there. Keep making your great videos ✅️🍺🍺🍻
I’m your mom and dad’s neighbor and have been watching you for quite awhile. I started watching Jason’s flour gold wizards channel. Sometime when your at your parents stop by I’d love to chat with you your dad has my number. Btw love your channel look forward to watching your new videos every Saturday along with new episode of Gold Rush.
Better off then me I just have a biology degree trying to figure this stuff out. Your videos have a been a massive help and I had blast this summer panning
I'm a new subscriber and loving the content. I started my own page this year and having a blast with it. Keep up the work and thank you. Be safe and merry Christmas
Totally share your inclination and justification of being there and driving 6.5hrs ;-) ... Most likely you are living close to my place. ANyway... totally agree that gold deposit in black send varies greatly within short distance .... remember watching my wife getting about 1/2 gram form literally one single spot at Zion Beach Park .. (black sand bend) .. from just few pans .. when I tried few spots around her ... and found nothing..still mesmerized by that experience ;-) ...
This last summer, I tested beaches just west of Marquette all the way east of Muskallonge Lake and most of the black sand has no gold. One good storm could change that. It's amazing how the beaches are always in a state of flux. Mother nature does way more to those beaches than we could do as hobby prospectors. They need to open the beaches back up to allow us to high bank again.
*I used to take my jet boat and tie up to a few trees on the left and right and wash the upper beach with 250,000 gallons of water with 600hp V8. After that you would get a clean separation of gold and I'd surface scrape out about $500.00 of Gold in a few minuets since it stayed on right on top as all the blonde sands washed back into the lake. All that remained was a solid layer of black sand with easy to spot Gold flakes. It never left a hole but the channel I cut was about 50 feet wide and 100 feet deep up on the 10 foot high shoreline. It is a fast way to process 5000 tons of sand in 20 minutes. The lake-cops even watched me and said there is no law against a boat prop-washing the beach as long as my pump (the boat) stayed in the water and was registered!*
Great video. I really enjoyed this video. Inner mixing of comments from other videos as you go through your adventure makes this very interesting to me. Very creative. I found this channel because of Jason at Flour Gold Wizards. I guess he gave you a pretty good shout out 😊
Rig makes everything easy! tip time use the mega pan fill it with water and pan into it so you can sit on a bucket and save your back. thanks for the share stay awesome and remember you only have so many bend overs your back will thank you later!
That looks like a good place to use the Production-sized Gold Claw pan. It can get through a half bucket of material in less than a minute and leave all the gold cons to clean up back at HQ.
Great video, really cool to see what you come up with for a home made pan-tub. It didn’t work as well as you thought but your thinking and effort doing that speaks great volume. Cudos to ya. 👏. You should maybe try a banjo pan next time. They do move surprisingly a good amount of sand and it does catch gold. You got some nice gold out there for your efforts. I just hope they let us sluice next year out there. Again thanks for the video and new ideas. 👍
Great video as always! I am glad to see those flip flops put away. The sometimes broken glass bottles can really cut the hands or feet. We have to keep you healthy to keep the videos coming. Also, I recommend you to look at Clegg's sifter. His sifter "sleigh" side panels might be an easy adaptable option for your homemade giant pan. The twisting of the panning might have contributed to the ripples loosening. I live in Ft Worth and need to plan out a Northern adventure in the spring, We don't have gold around here. Thanks and looking for the next posting. Stay safe. .
Great video! The guy from California in your video is my buddy Bill. We belong to the same gold prospecting club. He is a great guy.... If you ever want to come out to dig in California, let me know. I will put you on some good gold, Brother!!
I might take you up on that. My wife is a travel nurse and we are looking to go to California this winter for a while. California doesn’t make it easy though so we may go to Arizona instead.
I can't imagine how many hours of a drive that would be for me... (Seattle area), but I have hopes to someyear make the journey to see Jason. Would love to see any collab's since you are basically neighbors and all. Pretty sure my state is mostly flour gold as well, I've yet to go to the coast, but the rivers are basically tiny black magnetic glitter... Keep posting and I'll keep watching!
Excellent video. I love your attitude re prospecting and mining and you have very good editing sklls. I concur with @arkiegold's comment about the Gold claw production pan. I just have used the regular Gold Claw pan and it took me a little while to get used to the different panning technique but it may be worth a try for you to test their production pan. A panning tub and a comfortable chair with the panning station setup next to your dig location would do a lot to save your back(just a suggestion). You are a beast carrying out 40 pounds of cons whereas I struggle to carry out 16-20 pounds of cons from my locations on the NSR. Grats on the gold and thank you for sharing. Subbed.
I noticed while using a cheap shallow small wheel barrow for gravel that it was hard to get the last bit of dirt out when dumping it. That made me wonder if it could be used much like you are doing but with handles. Make the wheel or wheels removable so you can stand and wash the material, maybe add miners moss and riffles. You proved to me it would work but needs some fore thought and testing. Thanks for showing this, I'm an hour and a half from up there and really want to give it a try.
You would have to drive the wheel barrow into the lake to get the water. Might draw a bit more attention to yourself doing that. I was worried about that with the tote pan too.
@GlacialGoldHunter I envisioned it without wheels when I do it, sliding it on the sand into the water. The leading edge shape is higher and as such might prevent that "sneaker" wave from washing more than expected. I have also thought about a cone with a cordless vibrator for cement to concentrate the gold. With a central funnel and vibration the gold should drop and the lighter material float off. Perhaps it could be tried on a small er scale to run the concentrate at home. But I get it from your explanation that it must be nonmotorized at the beach. I wondered too if a method of using the wave action for continuous washing might not be possible with these new mats I keep seeing being used.
I live in California and prospect the beaches just like you are doing and the gold is the same as there. It likes to lay on top of the black sand like yours. I suggest that you look for down trees on the shoreline much like your first spot! Regardless, great Video and I am pumped for today prospecting🤙
Darn tootin it’s worth it. A guy only has to stand knee deep in a spring time burbling creek. The rising sun filtering through the trees, birds chirping in the crisp morning air, light fog still laying on the water as the sun sparkles and dances on the surface. Gold? Well that’s just the reason that gets you there.
Really enjoyed this episode. Just wondering....what if you attached a couple of pool Noodles to the sides of the mega pan? At least you wouldn't be breaking your back holding the pan.
GG Hunter are you aware that there were a bunch of gold and silver mines in Eastern UP near Ishpeming, MI back in the 1900s? Some of the miner were very productive and long lived... Maybe you should try panning or prospecting around that area Best. Michael M.
Think side-to-side action of a Gold Claw pan ok. A small sluice with reverse riffles, shake under water at a slight angle and watch the light stuff flow out the end while the reverse riffles collect the heavies. Of course you can do this very efficiently on sands with the big production Gold Claw pan, using the fines side, pan held at about 37 degrees, the material just under the water, shaking side-to-side. This makes it so the low point in the pan is always the bottom front edge and the light sands start to flow out after accumulating a little. Just keep adding fresh sand in the back and shake it. All the gold will remain in that low point until you get ready to clean out and you can scoop out most of the top black sands to keep the good stuff. You will have to test with your particular sand and gold to find the sweet spot of working it and what to keep. The gold I see y'all get up there is a bit larger that what I get out of the Arkansas River in Arkansas so it should work better for you. I'm working on a system to make this easier and will be happy to share once completed.
@@GlacialGoldHunter Sorry, they were rectangular sheets of plastic with two oval holes on one end so kids could use it as a sled or tobbagon. lol I'm old.
@@GlacialGoldHunter To put under the shovel to make it easier to push and pull the handle as you classify, and so you don't wear through the bottom of the shovel/scoop.
@@GlacialGoldHunter I'm not entirely sure. I've watched some of Michigan Rocks videos where he find some, though, I'm not sure what lake he goes to. Either way, good video!
My back hurts watching you handle that big pan!
And now you know why looking for the easy surface deposits are the way to go, much less digging- more producing 😃 This coming season we’ll have to get together up there 🍻🐺
Some guys have all the fun.. He'll need that off-season for PBR training or else he's gonna end up on Rigby's pink blanky😂
The collab next season will be cool
Good gold on that there beach 👍⛏️😎. Hopefully will see you there next summer.
Let’s do it! 😀
I can't wait to see you and FGW mining together! You'll have to come down to Nugget Lake next year as well! Cobbles! 🍻⛏️
Oh The Humanity !!!
Keep up the great work…Your richer than you think just by being out there and the anticipation of what’s at the bottom of the pan.
Do NOT ever stop.I had to because of health issues.But the greatest memories i have are the anticipation of what was at the bottom of the pan.
👍👍👍
That’s the truth! Every pan is exciting!
I greatly enjoyed watching you work. If I ran across you on a beach, I'd be right there helping you. I find this stuff super interesting. I was an art major and music minor in college but I grew up with rock hound parents. I still love rocks. In college I took a few geology classes and science classes and loved them. Not sure why I didn't change majors. Keep hunting and producing. Your video channel is very entertaining. Thank you.
I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like their geology classes. It’s the best major there is. I’m bias though.
@@GlacialGoldHunter I'm also an avid fly fisherman so thanks for filling in the holes. I'd hate stepping in one of those. ☺️
Thanks for coming back to the Lake Superior area! Such a beautiful place to live and super impressive geologically!
Great video. Thank you for sharing dropping that pan. I have learned so much from setbacks. Never give up
@@jasonbrower5204 it's good to see others thinking about mining getting past prospecting try putting a 8x10 tarp down shovel 100+on it roll off rocks get to traying 😧
That's great you got the chance to do some UP beach mining! How cool! Great haul my friend. I'm flying to Oshkosh WI this Wednesday to look at some equipment for work.... not too far from lake Michigan (I'm from WA state). Part of me wants to bring a pan and snuffer bottle and head to the beach. May or may not happen. Thanks for taking us along!
It’s always fun to look. It’s more fun to find some gold though.
Sure am enjoying my Saturday morning cartoons! Thank you for your videos
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful ending.
Wow, you drive further than I do. It is worth it to me. It is my happy place.I only made it up once this year to pan. You did very well. Figures are crossed that sluicing is opened back up next year. Another great video and thanks for showing me 👍. That huge panning tub was insane and made my ache wstching. Keep getting out there.
It was worth a try. The bucket spin seemed to work the best.
Muskallonge is a beautiful place. I remember the 1st outing my chapter did out there. Closest thing to a bonanza I've personally seen here in Mi.
So much work ... especially with that big pan! I'm so excited that you got gold!
Fun video to watch! Nice job on the gold recovery. I use the Banjo Pan when mining for gold on Lake Michigan beaches. It works great! You can process a lot of beach sand quickly.
That might be a better option.
Great and funny video!! 6 and half hours of driving?!?! 🤔😉My family and i drove 15 hours straight to meet Jason Moose and the big Rig 5 years ago when he had just over 500 subs👍Newberry was our meeting spot and left from there. Keep making your great videos ✅️🍺🍺🍻
Haha. 😂 think Jason has got a lot of people into the hobby.
Time don’t make any difference. You are having fun. I need to be with you. Keep it up
I’m your mom and dad’s neighbor and have been watching you for quite awhile. I started watching Jason’s flour gold wizards channel. Sometime when your at your parents stop by I’d love to chat with you your dad has my number. Btw love your channel look forward to watching your new videos every Saturday along with new episode of Gold Rush.
Hey! That’s cool. Yep I’m around there from time to time so I’m sure we can meet at some point.
Love your videos! I have learned more about rocks and glacial gold than I ever wanted to thank you and keep up the good work.
😂 hopefully you want to learn more. My next video didn’t produce much gold so I turned it into a geology lesson.
Better off then me I just have a biology degree trying to figure this stuff out. Your videos have a been a massive help and I had blast this summer panning
Great to hear!
I'm a new subscriber and loving the content. I started my own page this year and having a blast with it. Keep up the work and thank you. Be safe and merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Great job all around fam. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
When you love doing what you do, money doesn’t matter. I mean it matters, but you’re having fun!
Yep! That’s sure the truth.
Totally share your inclination and justification of being there and driving 6.5hrs ;-) ... Most likely you are living close to my place. ANyway... totally agree that gold deposit in black send varies greatly within short distance .... remember watching my wife getting about 1/2 gram form literally one single spot at Zion Beach Park .. (black sand bend) .. from just few pans .. when I tried few spots around her ... and found nothing..still mesmerized by that experience ;-) ...
This last summer, I tested beaches just west of Marquette all the way east of Muskallonge Lake and most of the black sand has no gold. One good storm could change that. It's amazing how the beaches are always in a state of flux. Mother nature does way more to those beaches than we could do as hobby prospectors. They need to open the beaches back up to allow us to high bank again.
Yep. That lake is amazingly powerful. One wave can move more sand than a day of shoveling.
I'm glad you went to Lake Superior ...great video Thanks !
I’m glad I went too. I’ll be back.
Rigby is indeed a hard working miner.. everyone needs a good gold dog like Rigby and the flour gold guys
*I used to take my jet boat and tie up to a few trees on the left and right and wash the upper beach with 250,000 gallons of water with 600hp V8. After that you would get a clean separation of gold and I'd surface scrape out about $500.00 of Gold in a few minuets since it stayed on right on top as all the blonde sands washed back into the lake. All that remained was a solid layer of black sand with easy to spot Gold flakes. It never left a hole but the channel I cut was about 50 feet wide and 100 feet deep up on the 10 foot high shoreline. It is a fast way to process 5000 tons of sand in 20 minutes. The lake-cops even watched me and said there is no law against a boat prop-washing the beach as long as my pump (the boat) stayed in the water and was registered!*
Interesting. I never would have guessed they would be ok with that. They might say something about it now days I would imagine.
Great video. I really enjoyed this video. Inner mixing of comments from other videos as you go through your adventure makes this very interesting to me. Very creative.
I found this channel because of Jason at Flour Gold Wizards.
I guess he gave you a pretty good shout out 😊
Yes he did! He is the GOAT of flour gold!
It’s always worth it if you had a blast while you were out there man. Great job ⛏💪✨✨✨⭐️🌟⚖️💰🤠👊
Rig makes everything easy! tip time use the mega pan fill it with water and pan into it so you can sit on a bucket and save your back. thanks for the share stay awesome and remember you only have so many bend overs your back will thank you later!
I do use a lot of bend overs.
Wow, that's a lot of gold for the beach! Cobbles! 🍻⛏️
It was a good day!
That looks like a good place to use the Production-sized Gold Claw pan. It can get through a half bucket of material in less than a minute and leave all the gold cons to clean up back at HQ.
I’ll have to look into that.
I wanted to cry when you dropped your pan!!!!
Me too!!! 😆
@GlacialGoldHunter i bet!!!! I legit think my heart skipped a beat and I reached for my tv!!
I agree it was 👍. Peaceful, relaxing, solitude, just Beautiful 😍
Yep, it’s the best hobby.
Great video, really cool to see what you come up with for a home made pan-tub. It didn’t work as well as you thought but your thinking and effort doing that speaks great volume. Cudos to ya. 👏. You should maybe try a banjo pan next time. They do move surprisingly a good amount of sand and it does catch gold. You got some nice gold out there for your efforts. I just hope they let us sluice next year out there. Again thanks for the video and new ideas. 👍
Yeah the banjo pan might be the best option.
The best one you've done yet! Keep up the good work 👏
Good to hear! I try my best!
nice try on the pan. Keep at it, you'll get it!
Love your videos, love finding gold, prospecting is so much fun ❤
It sure is!
Great video as always! I am glad to see those flip flops put away. The sometimes broken glass bottles can really cut the hands or feet. We have to keep you healthy to keep the videos coming. Also, I recommend you to look at Clegg's sifter. His sifter "sleigh" side panels might be an easy adaptable option for your homemade giant pan. The twisting of the panning might have contributed to the ripples loosening. I live in Ft Worth and need to plan out a Northern adventure in the spring, We don't have gold around here. Thanks and looking for the next posting. Stay safe. .
I think I just need a smaller pan than a tote. It’s just too much material at once to do by hand.
Rigby's nose is priceless, gold hunter extraordinaire 😂
Rigby never fails.
Great vidio
Great video! The guy from California in your video is my buddy Bill. We belong to the same gold prospecting club. He is a great guy.... If you ever want to come out to dig in California, let me know. I will put you on some good gold, Brother!!
I might take you up on that. My wife is a travel nurse and we are looking to go to California this winter for a while. California doesn’t make it easy though so we may go to Arizona instead.
@@GlacialGoldHunter I am in Central California. Let me know if you get out here. I will get you on some good gold.
We can also head out to the Mojave desert and do some dry washing at our club claim?
Nice. What an enjoyable watch.
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos. If your ever in Hopkins stop into our Rock shop. We could use your expertise on a couple.
Whats the name of your rock shop? I'm in prior lake, I make inlay rings and need some gems, minerals, crystals,... fine, small stuff....
Designs Rooted In Nature. Across from the Drickols supermarket
I can't imagine how many hours of a drive that would be for me... (Seattle area), but I have hopes to someyear make the journey to see Jason. Would love to see any collab's since you are basically neighbors and all. Pretty sure my state is mostly flour gold as well, I've yet to go to the coast, but the rivers are basically tiny black magnetic glitter... Keep posting and I'll keep watching!
I’ve heard Washington has gold on the beach. I’m not sure where though. Ocean beach mining seems to be a different game.
Nice job. Great idea. Maybe go with something the size of a paint roller pan👍🤓
Maybe worth a try. They make a banjo pan that seems to work well.
Nice job! Great video, exactly as I do. Hopefully sluiceing will open up again
I hope so.
Excellent video. I love your attitude re prospecting and mining and you have very good editing sklls. I concur with
@arkiegold's comment about the Gold claw production pan. I just have used the regular Gold Claw pan and it took me a little while to get used to the different panning technique but it may be worth a try for you to test their production pan. A panning tub and a comfortable chair with the panning station setup next to your dig location would do a lot to save your back(just a suggestion). You are a beast carrying out 40 pounds of cons whereas I struggle to carry out 16-20 pounds of cons from my locations on the NSR. Grats on the gold and thank you for sharing. Subbed.
I think I’ll give the gold claw a try. They are expensive though.
@@GlacialGoldHunter Hi Lucas. Just checked the Gold Claw site and they have the production pan on sale now for $60.00 American
I noticed while using a cheap shallow small wheel barrow for gravel that it was hard to get the last bit of dirt out when dumping it. That made me wonder if it could be used much like you are doing but with handles. Make the wheel or wheels removable so you can stand and wash the material, maybe add miners moss and riffles. You proved to me it would work but needs some fore thought and testing. Thanks for showing this, I'm an hour and a half from up there and really want to give it a try.
You would have to drive the wheel barrow into the lake to get the water. Might draw a bit more attention to yourself doing that. I was worried about that with the tote pan too.
@GlacialGoldHunter I envisioned it without wheels when I do it, sliding it on the sand into the water. The leading edge shape is higher and as such might prevent that "sneaker" wave from washing more than expected. I have also thought about a cone with a cordless vibrator for cement to concentrate the gold. With a central funnel and vibration the gold should drop and the lighter material float off. Perhaps it could be tried on a small er scale to run the concentrate at home. But I get it from your explanation that it must be nonmotorized at the beach. I wondered too if a method of using the wave action for continuous washing might not be possible with these new mats I keep seeing being used.
I love your stuff man keep it up, its cool to see all the gold you find in minnesota im a local boy down in lakeville minnesota.
I’ve never looked around there but there should be some gold to find.
Excellent video. Thanks.
I live in California and prospect the beaches just like you are doing and the gold is the same as there. It likes to lay on top of the black sand like yours.
I suggest that you look for down trees on the shoreline much like your first spot!
Regardless, great Video and I am pumped for today prospecting🤙
I’ll give it a try. I wondered if there was gold in California beaches.
Waaaau you hit the jackpot there Nice gold 😮
Been enjoying your videos and just subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you!
Can you imagine how much more you would've gotten if Rigby, Rex and Bowser would've been along!
I can’t even comprehend that much gold.
I heard you listen to Flour Gold Wizard. Awesome podcaster.
This is awesome!. I also like to show about the driftless zone live by Red Wing
Great work! Good ole Rigby. Good ole MI DNR, what a bunch of chumps. They're watching out for damage to the artifacts all around you, HA!
Hopefully they wise up.
17:21:00 tasting gold lol,much easier than panning ,good lucky,still mining and cleaning your mind love your videos,
It’s a nod to any other geologist. They call us rock lickers for a reason.
@@GlacialGoldHuntera question, it is allowed use the cleanup sluice on the beach?
Darn tootin it’s worth it. A guy only has to stand knee deep in a spring time burbling creek. The rising sun filtering through the trees, birds chirping in the crisp morning air, light fog still laying on the water as the sun sparkles and dances on the surface. Gold? Well that’s just the reason that gets you there.
That’s for sure!
Great video brother! I love the dedication you have. Keep up the good work and #heavypans friend.
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Where do you go in the UP? I'm in central MN. Tough to find around here. Enjoying the channel. Thank you for sharing.
To the far east. That’s where the gold is.
great video. Id like to head up there some time, maybe ill run into you.Hqppy hunting
I’ve been known to be seen in the wild.
Really enjoyed this episode. Just wondering....what if you attached a couple of pool Noodles to the sides of the mega pan? At least you wouldn't be breaking your back holding the pan.
@@anthonybrau7399 the black sand is just too heavy. It’s just too much to move at one time.
Heck yeah, I know who Rigby is! He’s the Flour Gold Wizards canine prospecting partner!
Yep! We all love Rigby!
You are determined indeed
I have fun with it.
Thanks for taking us along in your journey to the lake for the beauty and to see the process and work to find the shine. 👌💰
Glad you enjoyed it
You need to build a simple rocker box .
I’ve never seen a rocker box used.
That is a neat box there is gold finding it 💪🏽
It was worth a try.
GG Hunter are you aware that there were a bunch of gold and silver mines in Eastern UP near Ishpeming, MI back in the 1900s? Some of the miner were very productive and long lived... Maybe you should try panning or prospecting around that area
Best. Michael M.
Oh I wasn’t aware of that. That might be an interesting trip.
Rigby is a cute and lovable hard working miner.
I always like seeing rigby in the videos.
Great video very informative
Vids = fun, educational and inspiring..👍
I do my best!
Seems like the banjo pan is the way to go
Probably. I’ll have to try it next time.
Having fun is what matters 😊
Yep!
Great video, keep it up!
Think side-to-side action of a Gold Claw pan ok. A small sluice with reverse riffles, shake under water at a slight angle and watch the light stuff flow out the end while the reverse riffles collect the heavies. Of course you can do this very efficiently on sands with the big production Gold Claw pan, using the fines side, pan held at about 37 degrees, the material just under the water, shaking side-to-side. This makes it so the low point in the pan is always the bottom front edge and the light sands start to flow out after accumulating a little. Just keep adding fresh sand in the back and shake it. All the gold will remain in that low point until you get ready to clean out and you can scoop out most of the top black sands to keep the good stuff. You will have to test with your particular sand and gold to find the sweet spot of working it and what to keep. The gold I see y'all get up there is a bit larger that what I get out of the Arkansas River in Arkansas so it should work better for you. I'm working on a system to make this easier and will be happy to share once completed.
That sounds like an interesting system!
Cool man thanks for sharing!
I’m from Michigan’s upper peninsula and have never found a gold gold deposit on late superior. Im up near the Keweenaw
You get lots of copper up there though.
The world needs more people like us
can you do anything with the black sand? like does it have semi-precious metals?
Hey how about an old hand crank drill with a paint mixer bit!???
Possibly
you need to take some 60grit sand paper and give that big pan some texture. it will help the gold stick along with the glue in your riffles.
also bring a drill with a paint mixer on it for the bucket method.
I actually did do that but I don’t think the glue was fully set yet.
Can’t use anything mechanical so no drill allowed.
Sup from an old pope County resident
Sup 👋
Did you stop and pick up some nuggets at a UP dispensary?
No, I’m kind of a tea totaler. Never drank a smoked a thing in my life.
What you need is a snow scoop/shovel and a crazy carpet.
Not sure what a crazy carpet it.
@@GlacialGoldHunter Sorry, they were rectangular sheets of plastic with two oval holes on one end so kids could use it as a sled or tobbagon. lol I'm old.
@@aaronlbuchanan9861 oh I’ve seen those. But what do I use that for?
@@GlacialGoldHunter To put under the shovel to make it easier to push and pull the handle as you classify, and so you don't wear through the bottom of the shovel/scoop.
Any cool petoskey stones?
I didn’t see any. I think that a lower peninsula thing isn’t it?
@@GlacialGoldHunter I'm not entirely sure. I've watched some of Michigan Rocks videos where he find some, though, I'm not sure what lake he goes to. Either way, good video!
Rigby isn’t going like messing with his 🕳️ lol.
😂
How many cool agates did you find lucas?
On this trip none! There were a lot of agate pickers so I think the beach it picked pretty clean.
can you use magnets to separate the gold from the black sand?
Only if the sand is completely dry.
@ interesting, do people use that for prospecting? (i have to read up on this its super interesting)
There is nothing like the beach I sure hope they reopen it to sluiceing next year but I will go either way because it is so beautiful
I’ll be back again for sure.
I think you might need to invest in a wagon for beach mining. That was a heavy haul.
Yes a wagon might be what I need.
are you allowed to take home a bunch of black sand, then pan more at home?
No. It says you are not allowed to do that.
@@GlacialGoldHunter cool, thanks for the answers!
Fantastic!!
My favorite is a big Wok or a big stainless steel pan
Oh there’s an idea!
Have you found anything in Douglas county
Not yet.
Stratification by hand seems to be fastest.
Yep that bucket swirl was working well.
@GlacialGoldHunter do you have an X account to share?
@ I don’t. Right now RUclips is the only GGH thing I have.
Rigby is trained to watch for rogue waves and sound the alarm.
I believe it.
I love Rigby
I’ve never met him but I can tell he’s a great one.
Try the spinning mop bucket
Maybe.
Gravity helped you get the pan of gold and gravity also took it away!
You're hilarious I built a bunch of stuff with glue gun too it worked great and then collapsed well done